About Marine Gondwana Fossil Park
Marine Gondwana Fossil Park is a protected natural heritage site near Manendragarh in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, Chhattisgarh, located along the Hasdeo River at Amakherwa village. Notable for exposed marine fossils dating to the Permian period around 280 million years ago from the Gondwana supercontinent era, it preserves evidence of an ancient sea. Developed by the Chhattisgarh forest department, the park displays fossil-bearing rocks and interpretive information for visitors and researchers.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an open-air fossil site along the Hasdeo River with exposed rock beds containing marine fossils such as bivalves, gastropods and brachiopods. The park has fenced fossil exposures, information boards, an interpretation centre and marked pathways explaining the Permian marine environment. The setting is semi-forested and riverside with natural rocky terrain. Visitors can view fossils in situ, read interpretive displays and take guided educational tours.
Key highlights
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280-million-year-old Permian marine fossils from the Gondwana period
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In-situ fossil-bearing rock exposures along the Hasdeo River
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Evidence of ancient sea that covered central India during Gondwana supercontinent era
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Interpretation centre with fossil displays and geological information